“I thought that Jacoby Brissett for the last two years as a basketball prospect was probably a Sun Belt, maybe a Conference USA guy,” said Dave Telep, senior recruiting analyst for ESPN. “After watching him play (Sunday)… I’m just wrong. That guy is, he’s a bulldog. He is, I don’t know how he’s gotten better at basketball given how much time he’s devoted to football. I did a poor job of evaluating him as a basketball player.”

After Brissett signed in February, Donovan said he would welcome Brissett to the team but time might prevent him from excelling in both. Basketball practice begins in October while the football season runs into January most years. Brissett wouldn’t be able to join the team until it was in SEC play and then would potentially have to leave during any tournament runs in March when spring football begins.

If Brissett can swing it, Donovan said he could help the Gators, who will already be guard-heavy next year.

“Could he play for the Florida Gators basketball team? Beyond a shadow of a doubt,” said Telep. “He’s brought a football mentality to the basketball court.

“He’s not faking it out there. He’s a basketball player,” he added. “The one thing that he does, the guy you can’t fake the competitiveness he had. And guys that compete at that level, it can’t help but to rub off on other kids.”

That part, at least, bodes well for the Gators. Brissett is studying Muschamp’s playbook from home and spent time in Gainesville during spring break to attend meetings to learn the offense.